WELL · 42-173-30366 · DISTRICT 8
Cotton #3
Glasscock County · Clyde-Reynolds (Wolfcamp Cons.) field · Vertical
Cotton #3 (API 42-173-30366) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged February 17, 2010, last operated by Mineral Technologies Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 27, 1996, permitted to 9,705 ft.
It was permitted by Patterson Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Mineral Technologies Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 3 leases have reported 10.3K barrels of oil and 53.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 23 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Patterson Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 12 permits on file · (432) 557-2346
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mineral Technologies Inc. |
| Production reports | Mineral Technologies, Inc.through Jan 2010 |
| Latest permit | Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Mar 27, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,705
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 27, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 26, 1996
- completed
- 10.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 53.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 26, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 17, 2010
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 23 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Creek Fusselman Unit O-10-26257 | Garden City | Mineral Technologies, Inc. | 20 | 6.14K | 45.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Cotton O-10-40640 | Clyde-Reynolds (Wolfcamp Cons.) | Mineral Technologies, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2011 – Nov 2011 |
| Cotten O-10-34878 | Apple Creek (Wolfcamp) | Mineral Technologies, Inc. | 2 | 4.13K | 8.05K | Feb 1996 – Apr 2011 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hurley Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Aug 1994 → Sep 1996
- 3Mineral Technologies, Inc.Oct 1996 → Jan 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446185-99 | Recompletion | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Mar 22, 1996 | Mar 27, 1996 | Jan 7, 1996 | 9,705 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-26257 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-34878 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-34878 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-40640 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,660 | 7,686 | Perforated |
| 7,696 | 7,700 | Perforated |
| 8,160 | 8,184 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 410 | 17.5 | 550 S |
| 8.625 | 2,850 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 2,850 | 12.5 | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 9,636 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,705 | 7.875 | 880 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 25, 2011 | Mar 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 3, 1997 | Mar 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 22, 1996 | Mar 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 9, 1996 | Jun 26, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 26, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 25, 1976 | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-173-30366 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-30366 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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